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again

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a∙gain / əˈgɛn ; əˈgen /
adv
1. one more time – used when something has happened or been done before
• 又，再一次:
 »Can you say that again? I didn't hear.
  你能再说一遍吗？ 我没听见。
 »I'll never go there again.
  我再也不去那儿了。
 »Mr Khan's busy. Can you try again later?
  卡恩先生正忙着。 你能不能过一会儿再打来？
 »once again / yet again ( = used to emphasize that something has happened several or many times before )
  再一次〔用于强调〕
 »In 1997, the family moved house yet again.
  1997 年，全家人再一次搬家。
 »Once again, Drew was under arrest.
  德鲁再一次被拘捕。
2. back to the same state or situation that you were in before
• 还原，复原:
 »She stayed and nursed him back to health again.
  她留了下来，照料他恢复健康。
 »It's great to have you home again.
  你又回家了，真是太好了。
3. all over again, if you do something all over again, you repeat it from the beginning
• 重新做起，从头再来:
 »had to write the essay all over again.
  我只得全部重写这篇文章。
4. as much / as many / the same again, the same amount or number as you have just had, said etc
• 同样再来一遍:
 »What a fantastic lunch. I could eat the same again.
  好棒的午餐呀，再有这么多我也吃得下。
 »Nearly as many again died from pneumonia.
  几乎又有那么多人死于肺炎。
 »The amount of crime is abouthalf as much again(=the same in addition to half that amount) as it was in 1973.
  犯罪数量差不多是 1973 年的一倍半。
 »' Another drink?' 'Yes,same again(=the same drink again), please. '
  “再来一杯吗？”“好的，请来一杯同样的。”
5. [spoken] used to give a fact or opinion that explains or adds to something you have just said
• 而且，再说:
 »And again, these workshops will benefit the community widely.
  再说，这些作坊在很大程度上会对社会有益。
6. then / there again, [spoken] used to introduce an idea or fact that is different from something you have just said, or makes it seem less likely to be true
• 不过，另一方面:
 »She says she's thirty-five.But then againshe might be lying.
  她说她 35 岁，不过她有可能在撒谎。
7. again and again / time and (time) again / over and over again, very often – used in order to show disapproval
• 一再，屡次〔含贬义〕:
 »I've told you again and again, don't do that!
  我一再告诉你，别干那种事！
8. [spoken] used when you want someone to repeat information that they have already given you
• 再说一遍:
 »What did you say your name was again?
  请再说一遍你叫什么名字好吗？
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